Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 24, 2025

The author takes a closer look at SF2889 (expand the Office of Broadband Development… The FCCs Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended June 1, 2024, affecting 245,000 low-income households in Minnesota. The program finances infrastructure upgrades, affordable services, and digital inclusion initiatives, targeting high-need areas.

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Developing Telecoms

JUNE 18, 2025

Access to secure, affordable telecom equipment remains a major barrier to internet connectivity in Africa. Through the Airband program, Microsoft is working to expand affordable connectivity to communities in Africa by collaborating with local service providers, governments, and non-profit organisations.

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Developing Telecoms

JULY 9, 2025

Sunita Bottse, CEO of Syntys, said: “With resilient, mission-critical infrastructure and scalable capacity, we empower AI clusters to drive sovereign digital platforms and accelerate national and regional innovations.” MORE ARTICLES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

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Developing Telecoms

JULY 25, 2025

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Broadband Breakfast

JULY 8, 2025

Many of the problematic changes were discussed on our most recent  Connect This! “Where we are right now is [Boerner] has taken industry amendments – specifically cable industry amendments – that make this bill not even a broadband bill, and certainly not an affordability bill,” Englin said.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The National Communications Authority of Somalia (NCA) partnered with the International Finance Corporation to prepare new regulations for submarine cable landings aimed at bolstering Somalia’s connectivity sector.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

News The move is the largest direct foreign investment in Ukraine since the war began This week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have confirmed they will jointly invest $435 million into Ukraine’s newest converged telco.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 16, 2025

This was primarily due to lower revenue, higher specific costs and higher net finance expenses, Additionally, Chancellor Rachel Reeves latest budget proved to be an additional hurdle for the operator. This is in line with BT Groups core focus on connectivity. Reported profit before tax sits at 1 billion, down 10%.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

News The deal extends Bell’s fibre reach across North America, targeting millions of new connections Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada’s largest telecom company, is making its first move into the US fibre market. The deal involves CAD 5 billion ($3.6 billion) in cash and the assumption of CAD 2 billion ($1.5

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 6, 2025

The capital, which includes both equity and debt financing, will fuel the company’s next phase of growth as it works to meet the increasing demand for cloud and AI services across the region.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The involvement of MEF and Retelit in the bid indicates a potential national interest in securing Sparkle’s infrastructure, which plays a significant role in Italy’s connectivity to global markets. Further updates are anticipated as discussions progress.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This was “primarily due to lower revenue, higher specific costs and higher net finance expenses,” the company explained. The company has reported 446,000 new active connections on this network, raising its total to 5.5 Reported profit before tax sits at £1 billion, down 10%. Openreach passed 2.1 million premises for FY25.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 16, 2025

Conexon Connect  has completed its first fiber to the home project in Florida, a 2,000-mile network launched in partnership with  Escambia River Electric Cooperative. ” Conexon’s Alexis Madison told ILSR that the EREC project will be financed with approximately $21.8

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This year, however, the rapid development of disruptive technologies like AI saw discussions move beyond how to simply connect and digitalise business functions, instead focusing on how to analyse, interpret, and automate them. Our partnerships are growing fast in the enterprise market. It should be a benefit for all,” Li concluded.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2024 – Broadband providers and banking groups are continuing to ask that the Federal Communications Commission ditch the bank rating system it has relied on for its subsidy program’s financing requirements.

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PTC

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In addition, quantum cryptography promises near-unbreakable encryption, which is crucial for secure communications in sectors like finance, healthcare, and government. Telecommunications technologies have enhanced communication, connectivity, and access to information. How can telecommunications technologies help humanity?

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - Industry experts gathered Wednesday to assess the state of broadband connectivity in America, highlighting both significant progress and persistent challenges in closing the digital divide since the COVID-19 pandemic began. "We "In 2020, we had maybe 20 states with dedicated broadband offices. ."

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 2, 2025

They’ll split the revenue so the city can pay debt service on the $48 million bond it issued to finance the project.  The city “didn’t want just a replacement of cable with fiber, to then have monopoly 2.0, The city itself will own the infrastructure, with UTOPIA managing the network. ” Timmerman said.  

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EldoTelecom

MARCH 25, 2024

Some limited interest by private infrastructure funds (Macquarie) and Euro pension funds as sources of more patient capital to finance FTTP construction. High existing debt loads also severely limit in house debt financing. UTOPIA, ECFiber and other Vermont CUDs, Golden State Connect Authority.) Follow on Twitter @eldotelecom

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IEEE ComSoc

JANUARY 31, 2025

Cuba’s national monopoly telco, Etecsa (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba) is chronically starved of the foreign currency which it needs to buy telecom infrastructure equipment, such as cables and network hardware. They can even make transfers of that money so that others can buy a connection package.

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EldoTelecom

APRIL 1, 2024

Cable companies, publicly owned and coop networks and smaller fiber network owner/operators will be offered buy outs of their existing footprints on highly favorable but time limited acquisition terms, according to sources close to the negotiations leading up to the deal. He’s right.

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epsilontel

APRIL 29, 2025

As a dense metro with key fibre routes, submarine cable landing points, and proximity to global financial, tech and healthcare players, it continues to be a prime choice for businesses seeking reliable, high-performance infrastructure. Colocation in New York offers direct access to major east coast and transatlantic fibre routes.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As the premier association that focuses solely on fiber, we are relentless in our work to connect every American with fiber. Vikash has been covering the US Cable, Media and Telecom industries for over 15 years and has extensive knowledge about the broadband industry. The Fiber Broadband Association is the voice of fiber.

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Aatrox Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

VoIP, which is the abbreviation of Voice over Internet Protocol, phone systems have emerged as a must-have asset for teams that want to stay connected easily and efficiently. VoIP is an advanced technology that uses a strong internet connection, rather than physical landline cables, to send and receive messages.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 31, 2025

Vital sectors of society and the nation’s economy, such as public safety, health care, energy, transportation, finance, information technology, and education increasingly rely on communications infrastructure. Education: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of internet connectivity for remote learning.

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EldoTelecom

JUNE 27, 2024

AT&T wants to see edge content providers contribute to the cost of connecting all Americans to advanced telecommunications infrastructure. They stand to benefit handsomely from every home that is incrementally connected to our networks. It’s a company cudgel first wielded two decades ago by then AT&T chief Ed Whitacre.

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Dell

JUNE 30, 2025

CSPs can witness the seamless connection between Nokia’s Cloud RAN, hosted in OTEL, and their 5G Core solution operating in Nokia’s lab in Dallas, Texas. The live demo showcases not only the flexibility and performance of the solution, but also its ability to securely connect distributed environments.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy. e) “Last-mile infrastructure” means broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider’s network to the end-use customer’s on-premises telecommunications equipment. (f)

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A mammoth piece of arctic sea ice had scraped the ocean floor 34 miles north of Oliktok Point,  cutting a fiber optic  cable buried 13 feet underground, below about 90 feet of water. For as long as the internet's been around, there have been those who can access and afford a speedy internet connection and those who can't.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Feature Week For a man never shy of speaking his mind, returning US President Donald Trump has been remarkably quiet on the topic of submarine cables, an area of increasing geopolitical tension. Consolidating regulatory power The end of 2024 saw the FCC propose the first changes to their submarine cable regulation rules since 2001.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 17, 2025

More than 80 percent of the state’s 51,600 eligible locations are set to receive fiber, with the rest split between satellite and fixed wireless, plus a small amount of cable. Nevada tapped Amazon’s nascent Kuiper Systems for its satellite locations.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 1, 2024

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program for various requirements, including climate resilience, fair labor practices, and even the program’s preference for fiber-optic cable. Some GOP members of Congress and the Federal Communications Commission have blasted the $42.5

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 13, 2025

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy. c) “Broadband conduit” means a conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber optic or other cables that support broadband and wireless facilities for broadband service. (d) 391, subdivision 1; 116J.394;

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 1, 2025

State News New bill SF3056 would change tax social media companies for collecting data on MN consumers Arvig reports on reports on Line Extension grants and plans for broadband expansion Gov Tech reports on HF2279: expanding the name and duties of the states Office of Broadband Development MN House introduces HF2875: extending crime to telecommunications (..)

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